Knee pad



Mar. 27, 1923. 1,449,656. H. P. COMPTON.

KNEE PAD.

FILED N0v.4, 1921.

P6. H P. Compton Patented Mar, 2,7, 1923.

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lAddfiEfi FATEN-l @FFECE.

HENRY P. COMPTON, 0F GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR T0 EASY RIDER PAID 00.,0F GEORGETOWN, TEXAS.

KNEE PAD.

Application filed November 4, 1921. Serial No. 512,860..

those who are required to work in a kneeling position and has as itssalient object to provide a pad which will form an effective protectionfor the knee.

A fu'rther object of the invention is to provide a pad which may becheaply constructed and which will embody a knee cushion.

And the invention has as a still further object to provide a pad whereinthe filling of the cushion may be readily renewed but wherein thefilling will, under ordinary conditions, be retained in a cushion sackemployed.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View ofmy improved knee pad,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View taken medially through thedevice, and

Figure 3 is a plan view showing the blank from which the shoe of the padis formed.

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ a shoe 10. This shoe ispreferably formed of laminated fabric adhesively connected by a rubberbinder vulcanized so as to not only effectually secure the laminationstogether but to also render the shoe water-proof. I have found, incidentto the actual manufacture ofthe invention, that worn out tire casingsmay be employed in constructing the shoe. A useful purpose for suchcasings is thus provided while, at the same time, such casings, eventhough too badly worn to be of further service intheir originalcapacity, are, nevertheless, sufliciently intact to provide excellentstock from which to construct the shoe of the present invention. Asshown in Figure 3, the shoe is preferably constructed from an oblongblank having parallel side and end edges and comprising a body A at oneend of which is an end flap B, alined transversely directedslits C beingformed in the blank from the longitudinal edges thereof to define theend flap. To fashion the shoe, the side margins of the body A of theblank are first bentupwardly to define upstanding'sidewalls 11 when theflap B of the blank is then directed upwardly and folded rearwardly-overthe forward ends of the side walls at. the outer facesthereof to form afront wall 12 for the shoe,it being observed in this connection, thatthe front wall extends somewhat above the side walls. Securing the frontwall at its ends to the forward ends of the side walls are pairs ofrivets orother-approved fastening devices, the rivets of each pair, forconvenience, beingindicated at 13 and 14 respectively, and, if desired,the' joints between these walls may be vulcanized so as to render theshoe water-tight. Riveted at one end to one of the side walls of theshoe, near the rear end of said wall, is an attaching: strap 15. A,similar strap'16 is secured atone end to the shoe at its adjacent sideby one of the rivets 14. Upon the opposite side wall of the shoe issecured a buckle'17 to engage the strap 15 while a similar buckle 18 isprovided to engage'the strap 16, the short stra carrying the buckle 18being secured by t e other of the rivets '14 at the adjacent side of theshoe. The straps 15 and 16 are, of course, provided for securing theshoe to a leg of the wearer.

Arranged within the shoe is a knee cushion. Thisknee cushion comprises asack 19.which is preferably tformed of convas and snugly n'ts'within theshoe. The open inner end of the sack is, as best shown in Figure 2,disposed 'to confront the end wall 12 of the shoe and .securing theupper marwithin the shoe, the mouth of the sack will 7 be closed by, theend wall 12 of the shoe to prevent accidental loss of the stufiing.However, by swinging the outer end of the sack u wardly over the endwall 12, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, the mouth of the sackwill be rendered accessible so that the stuifing may be readily removedand renewed, the sack in being cut away at its mouth, as indicated,making it entirely convenient to Withdraw the stufiin from the sack. Inpractice, the knee of t e user of the device Will rest upon the cushionso that the device will accordingly provide an entirely comfortable andeffective pad.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is:

1. A knee pad including a shoe, and a cushion containing sack arrangedWithin and resting on the bottom of the shoe having its mouth open andnormally covered by a Wall of the shoe.

2. A knee pad including a shoe, and a cushion containing sack secured atits mouth to a Wall of the shoe and normally resting on the bottom ofthe shoe with its mouth covered by said Wall.

3. A knee pad including a shoe having side and end Walls, a cushioncontaining sack lying Within the shoe and having its upper margin at themouth thereof secured to said 'end Wall, the mouth being normallycovered by the end Wall and the sack being free of the shoe except atthe upper margin of its mouth, and a stufiing Within the sack.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HENRY P. COMPTON. L 8.]

